Comparison

Dashlane Password Manager vs Hard Truth

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Dashlane Password Manager

This app provides automated digital protection by monitoring for password leaks and scams. It offers secure password management, autofill for logins and personal information, and alerts for data breaches. It also includes a VPN for private browsing on public Wi-Fi.

Highlights
  • Automated password leak and scam monitoring
  • Secure password and data autofill
  • Dark web breach alerts
  • Password health score and recommendations
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Built-in VPN for public Wi-Fi
Features
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Dashlane is more than just a password manager. It's automated protection that stays on guard, so you don't have to. Dashlane actively monitors for password leaks and scams so you can browse with total confidence. Whether you're at home or on the go, it provides worry-free access to your accounts anywhere you need it. Trusted and recognized: PCWorld 2025 "Best Password Manager," PC Mag "Editors' Choice Award," Webby Award "People's Voice Best Mobile Services & Utilities App," Kiplinger's "Best Identity Theft Prevention Tools," Inc.com's "Best for Passwords and Checkouts," and Techlicious "The Best Security Apps." Get effortless and secure password management - Skip the typing: Dashlane identifies and instantly fills your saved logins, credit cards, and sensitive personal info, including driver's licenses and government IDs, across apps and browsers. You can even securely store and access your Wi-Fi network details in an instant. - Get alerted when your data is involved in a breach: We scan the dark web for your data and alert you if your information is found in a leak. - Take control of your password health: Track your security status with a personalized Password Health score and get actionable steps to strengthen weak, reused, or compromised passwords. - Avoid getting locked out: Sync your passwords, passkeys, and personal info across an unlimited number of devices and operating systems. - Stay organized: Group your logins and data into custom categories with Collections. - Share safely: Effortlessly share passwords and Secure Notes with family or friends without exposing your credentials. - Generate new passwords effortlessly: Create and save unique, random, and complex passwords for every account in a single tap with Dashlane's built-in Password Generator. - Keep your most important files handy: Securely encrypt and store important documents, IDs, and receipts directly within your Secure Notes. - Simplify your security: Generate and easily find your OTP (one-time password) and 2FA codes directly within Dashlane for all your 2FA-protected accounts. Stay protected, without staying on high alert - Get personalized security recommendations: "For You" is a dedicated space for security advice and actionable steps tailored to your digital footprint. - Stay ahead of phishing attempts: Vault phishing alerts appear when you try to autofill or copy and paste login info on a suspicious site or an app not associated with your account, ensuring you only share info with sites you trust. - Keep your data private: Dashlane's zero-knowledge security architecture means your information is encrypted on your device and never visible to us. - Protect your personal data on public Wi-Fi networks: Browse privately with a VPN (virtual private network), provided in partnership with Hotspot Shield. Note: all features listed above require a Dashlane Premium or Friends & Family plan subscription. Some limitations may apply. Join the millions who stay secure with our proactive password protection.

About

Hard Truth

This app helps you visualize the real-world cost of your daily screen time. It calculates how much time you spend on your phone and shows what you could achieve with that time instead, offering tools to set goals and track progress.

Highlights
  • Input daily screen time via typing or screenshot
  • Projects future time spent and potential achievements
  • Over 300 'truths' comparing time to skills, education, and more
  • Visualizes life in weeks with phone time highlighted
  • Set daily limits and assign time to specific goals
  • Track streaks and progress towards goals
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets for quick access
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Your phone keeps count. Hard Truth adds it up. Enter your daily screen time. Type it in, or pick a screenshot of your Screen Time week and the app reads it on your iPhone. Hard Truth projects it forward and shows you what those hours could have been instead. 4 hours a day for 20 years is 29,220 hours. That's 5 years of your waking life. It's 18 master's degrees, 13 languages as hard as Japanese, or 4,638 books. THE TRUTHS • 300 truths across education, languages, skills, fitness, reading, travel, career, people and the absurd • Every truth shows its math, the basis for the number, and a source • Numbers always round down, and estimates are labeled as estimates • Your life in weeks: one dot per week, with the weeks your phone takes shown in red THE PATH • Pick a daily limit and give the time a job: a language, a marathon, a degree • Check in each night in a few seconds • Watch your streak, the hours you've taken back, and the date you'll reach each goal • Optional nightly reminder, and Home and Lock Screen widgets SHARE IT • Story, feed and square cards for your hard truth, a single truth, your life grid, or your progress PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no server, no ads, no analytics, no tracking • Everything stays on your iPhone. Screenshots are read on the device and never stored • Erase everything with one tap

Screenshots

Dashlane Password Manager4 screens
Hard Truth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hard Truth at none against Dashlane Password Manager's 10. Hard Truth also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Dashlane Password Manager's advantage is ratings volume (108K vs 1) and chart position (#46 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dashlane Password Manager sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Hard Truth asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hard Truth holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dashlane Password Manager has 108K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Dashlane Password Manager's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hard Truth's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Dashlane Password Manager versus Hard Truth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDashlane Password ManagerHard Truth
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (108K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings108K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#46 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDashlaneGreez Holdings LLC

Customer experience

Dashlane Password Manager

All ratings107,553 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews6,311 reviews
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.0%
Negative5.6%

Hard Truth

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Dashlane Password Manager

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Passwords randomly disappearing from the app
  • Inability to access account after password reset
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved password organization and categorization
  • Ability to customize password requirements
  • Better integration with mobile apps
  • More comprehensive backup and restore options

Hard Truth

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Dashlane Password Manager

Subscriptions7
  • Dashlane Premium (Legacy)3 variants$6.991 Month
  • Dashlane Premium Family Legacy$9.791 Month
  • Dashlane Premium (Legacy)2 variants$59.991 Year
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  • Dashlane Premium - 1 Year14 Days trial$64.991 Year
  • Dashlane Premium Family$97.901 Year
  • Dashlane Premium (Legacy)$129.991 Year
  • Dashlane Premium Family Legacy$194.991 Year
None

Hard Truth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dashlane Password Manager free?
Dashlane Password Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hard Truth free?
Hard Truth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dashlane Password Manager or Hard Truth?
Hard Truth is rated higher. Dashlane Password Manager averages 4.8 out of 5 from 108K ratings, while Hard Truth averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dashlane Password Manager or Hard Truth have ads?
Neither Dashlane Password Manager nor Hard Truth shows ads.

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